Singapore shares began the day by trading in positive territory, mirroring gains in overseas bourses.

In early trade, the Straits Times Index (STI) was up 0.5 per cent at 3,614.09 points after 61.6 million securities changed hands in the broader market. 

In terms of companies to watch, we have departmental store operator Metro. The company has acquired a freehold prime office property in Sydney, Australia, for A$196.4 million (S$172.3 million), with its joint venture partner, Sim Lian Group of Companies. 
 
Meanwhile, from Singtel launching its AI cloud service for sensitive sectors, to more on minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting – more corporate and international headlines remain in focus.

On Market View, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian dived into the details with Terence Wong, CEO, Azure Capital.